Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 4/12/1979
In the Interest of WRIGHT
Citations
- 401 A.2d 1209
- 265 Pa. Super. 278
- 1979 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2039
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- deciding that “the fact that a person drinks does not impeach his credibility; evidence of drinking is admissible only because it lays a foundation for an opinion of the intoxication of the witness”
- deciding that \the fact that a person drinks does not impeach his credibility; evidence of drinking is admissible only because it lays a foundation for an opinion of the intoxication of the witness\
- court should have allowed questions regarding intoxication to impeach credibility where testimony on direct examination established that witness had been drinking
- court should have allowed questions regarding intoxication to impeach credibility where testimony on direct examination established that witness had been drinking
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Judges: Cercone, Wieand, Hoffman
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. KorenkiewiczSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-12-22· cited 45×
- In Re Interest of M.M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-02-19· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. KelleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-12-28· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. NeiswongerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-02-01· cited 19×
- In the Interest of M.M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-02-02· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. McGuireSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-07-23· cited 12×
- State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1987-07-28· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. PyneBerks County Court of Common Pleas· 1992-03-04
- Commonwealth v. SmithMonroe County Court of Common Pleas· 2010-06-18
Cites
19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-01-26· cited 730×
- Commonwealth v. IlgenfritzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-03-17· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. GravesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-03-18· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. MartinolichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-03-25· cited 122×
- Commonwealth v. GeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-04-07· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. SaundersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-09-24· cited 88×
- Lewis v. MellorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-27· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. BrooksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-10-03· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. EylerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1907-04-15· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. RiversSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-04-15· cited 31×
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Riccio v. DilworthSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1955-07-21· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. GodfreySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1955-03-24· cited 17×
- Betty Gensemer, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul Lewis Freeman, Deceased v. John v. Williams and Paul H. Rogers Paul H. RogersThird Circuit· 1970-01-08· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. GoodmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-10-25· cited 10×
- Rouch v. ZehringSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1868-05-18· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-03-17· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. ChapmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1958-06-11· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. TrussSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-09-23· cited 6×
- Gaynor v. Atlantic Greyhound CorporationThird Circuit· 1950-07-14· cited 4×
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